Overview of the mission and vision of the non-profit organization The Center for a Sustainable Today by Gordan Westfall. Their mission is to develop a new understanding, through awareness and education, of our planet and our own behavior. More information on the Center can be found at www.sustainabletoday.org.

Renee Lertzman, Ph.D. is a researcher, writer and communications consultant, focusing specifically on the psychological dimensions of sustainability. She gave a lecture to the Social Sustainability Colloquium at Portland State University (PSU), Portland, Oregon on February 4, 2010 on the topic, The Myth of Apathy or Why People Don't Seem to Care About Sustainability.

Renee has been involved in the sustainability sector for two decades. She has consulted and worked with numerous organizations, and her research has received recognition for its innovation and insight. She holds a master's degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctoral degree from the Cardiff School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University, UK, where she trained and developed psychosocial research methodologies applied to sustainability. Her work has been featured in the New York Times "Dot Earth," KBOO Radio, and The Ecologist. More about Renee on her Website.

Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking and reminds us that we can change things because we have collective power.

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Dominique Conseil is President of Aveda Corporation, Inc. He advises us that we don't have to change what we do for a living for example leave the business world or become environmental experts, but apply our consciousness to every day decisions. Decisions we make about our consumption habits both at home and work so we always factor in the wellness of the natural environment and human society. And always asking yourself, do I need this?

Dominique was interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.

 Science connects with spirituality at the fundamental level of consciousness, where everything disappears.

Time magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine." Many also know him from his regular work with PBS, including The Happiness Prescription and Body, Mind, and Soul: The Mystery and The Magic.

The Dalai Lama (in an excerpt from the film "Dalai Lama Renaissance") speaking about Inner Peace, Happiness, God and Money. http://www.DalaiLamaFilm.com. "Dalai Lama Renaissance" is produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich.

LosangMonlam talks about his journey as an artist and monk, now a spiritual guide and teacher as well as a painter and writer. In this video he talks about the spiritual dimension that unites us all.

Losang monlam was ordained a Buddhist monk by HH Dalai Lama. For over 10 years he engaged in the Tibetan monastic tradition, residing both in the west and east. ; He has studied and practiced with many masters in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for 20 years. He now lives in the bay area teaching, painting and writing. His work draws upon the world's spiritual traditions allowing the integration of buddhist principles into the cultural and spiritual experience of the individual practitioner. Visit his site for to view his work and listen to additional talks. 

Interviewed by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability.